U.S. President Donald Trump said on Tuesday he hoped Russia's Vladimir Putin would move forward on ending the war in Ukraine but conceded that the Kremlin leader may not want to make a deal at all, adding this would create a "rough situation" for Putin.

NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte said Russian President Vladimir Putin has agreed to meet with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. Rutte shared details of a phone call between Putin and President Trump on Monday,

NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte acknowledged President Donald Trump's criticism was correct in an interview with FOX News host Laura Ingraham on "The Ingraham Angle." Rutte discussed today's meeting with European leaders at the White House and reiterated,

NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte praised President Trump as a “pragmatic peacemaker” in a Monday interview, after the U.S. president hosted Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and other European leaders at the White House for a “very successful” series of talks.

After he met with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Alaska and before he met with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy at the White House, President Donald Trump issued a pointed statement on Truth Social.